Table 2: Explanation of abbreviations and terms.
| Term | Abbreviation |
| Potentially inappropriate medication | PIM |
| Potentially inappropriate medications | PIMS |
| Adverse drug events | ADE |
| Emergency department | ED |
| Beers criteria | BC |
| American geriatric society | AGS |
| Institute of medicine | IOM |
| 2012 american geriatric society beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medications use with older adults | 2012AGSBC |
| National committee for quality assurance | NCQA |
| Centers for medicare and medicaid | CMS |
| Healthcare effectiveness data and information set | HEDIS |
| Agency for healthcare research and quality | AHRQ |
| Medicare advantage | MA |
| Registered nurse | RN |
| Nurse practitioner | NP |
| Licensed practical nurse | LPN |
| Market care team | MCT |